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president obama set to lay a wreath at his grave in just a few moments. negotiations and concessions. world powers arriving in geneva around iran's nuclear program, and new abortion law, one of the toughest in the country. president obama honored 16 individuals a short while ago with the nation's highest honor. the
president obama set to lay a wreath at his grave in just a few moments. negotiations and concessions. world powers arriving in geneva around iran's nuclear program, and new abortion law, one of the toughest in the country. president obama honored 16 individuals a short while ago with the nation's highest honor. the
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. >> president obama spoke to a room full of advocates at the white house on thursday in hopes of bringing the senate's im grayings bill back into the -- immigration bill back into the spot light. >> it doesn't make sense to have 11 million people in this country illegally an incentive to come out of the shadows, get right with the law, meet their responsibilities and permit ahead. >> the border security you economic opportunity and immigration modernisation act passed in the senate in june 27th. it's in the hands of the house. it features border security, doubling border patrol with a boost in funding and mandatory use of force training. a pathway to citizenship, establishing a 13-year pathway to citizen ship and includes security benchmark before they can get a green card. it increases high tech and low-skilled worker visas, requiring a workplace verification system. and law enforcement. detailing protection for workers and refugees, and what happens if an immigrant breaks the law. a poll conducted by a university a month after the bill found that 64% of americans supported the reforms.
. >> president obama spoke to a room full of advocates at the white house on thursday in hopes of bringing the senate's im grayings bill back into the -- immigration bill back into the spot light. >> it doesn't make sense to have 11 million people in this country illegally an incentive to come out of the shadows, get right with the law, meet their responsibilities and permit ahead. >> the border security you economic opportunity and immigration modernisation act passed in the...
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fault lines is in the city of baltimore to try to find out why, in the inner city neighborhoods of obama's america, life for so many young african american men continues to be a fight for survival. (crowd applause) >> and we know that it's these crimes that gave us a bad reputation as a dangerous place and, for too long, instilled the deep-seated fear that drove families away. >> baltimore's mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is delivering her annual state of the city address. >> it's not time to celebrate. >> her words are combative. the population of baltimore -the largest city in the state of maryland - has been shrinking for decades. mayor rawlings-blake wants to grow it again by 10,000 families within the next 10 years. >> let there be no doubt: the state of our city is now better, safer, and stronger. (crowd applause) >> for all the talk of declining crime rates, baltimore is still one of the deadliest cities in the united states. >> are they still talking about it? >> it's 1:45 pm and a man has been shot. >> we've just heard about another shooting incident in the city baltimore so we're
fault lines is in the city of baltimore to try to find out why, in the inner city neighborhoods of obama's america, life for so many young african american men continues to be a fight for survival. (crowd applause) >> and we know that it's these crimes that gave us a bad reputation as a dangerous place and, for too long, instilled the deep-seated fear that drove families away. >> baltimore's mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is delivering her annual state of the city address. >>...
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obama has never shied from a crisis. however the usually hands-on president seemed unaware of problems, and in one case just plain left out of the loop. what is a leader looking towards a legacy to do about it? >> as software glitches on the affordable care act website persist, and allied nation phone following comes to line. the president was on a high seen as above that particular political fray, but it didn't last long. according to a journal pol poll just 42% of americans approve of the president's job performance, an all-time low for president obama, indicating frustration with how he's leading the country . the signature policy the affordable air act launched. frustrated users and members of congress are pushing for answers. >> healthcare reform in this state was a success. it doesn't mean that it was perfect right away. there were early problems to solve. there were changes that had to be made. anybody here who is involved in it can tell that you. and by the way all the parade of horribles, the worst predictions a
obama has never shied from a crisis. however the usually hands-on president seemed unaware of problems, and in one case just plain left out of the loop. what is a leader looking towards a legacy to do about it? >> as software glitches on the affordable care act website persist, and allied nation phone following comes to line. the president was on a high seen as above that particular political fray, but it didn't last long. according to a journal pol poll just 42% of americans approve of...
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obama said it would. what obama did with the temporary fix is he bought time to try to make this work. for all the people that may be disillusioned, if the health care site is up and running, you have uninsured people - they'll start to get coverage who had not got it. there would be pre-existing conditions not covered. there'll be people benefitting from this. if obama can weather the period of the self-imposed crisis by his bad management of the roll out, i would say it is way, way, way premature to look at the long term prognosis for this heath care plan. >> do you agree that the benefits people feel will win the day. >> that's what he meant. no more exclusions for people with pre-existing conditions. those are extremely popular. his plea was why does the press give more attention to those things and interview people about how they feel about that. >> the president took time to apologise to a key constituency, democrats. >> our failure to roll out the aca smoothly has put a burden on-democrats, whether
obama said it would. what obama did with the temporary fix is he bought time to try to make this work. for all the people that may be disillusioned, if the health care site is up and running, you have uninsured people - they'll start to get coverage who had not got it. there would be pre-existing conditions not covered. there'll be people benefitting from this. if obama can weather the period of the self-imposed crisis by his bad management of the roll out, i would say it is way, way, way...
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the troubles keep piling up for president obama and his signature healthcare law. the president is facing a backlash over his plan to extend insurance policies canceled because they don't imply with the affordable care act. on friday executives gathered at the white house to say that his moves would create new problems for the industry and create higher premiums. insurance commissioners grade, and in case you didn't know it, the insurance plans are regulated by the states, not the federal government. but house republicans passed a bill that not only renews insurance plans canceled by obamacare but allows allows issuance besides obamacare law. >>> the bill will never see the light of day in the u.s. senate and become law. just in six weeks obamacare law has gone from problematic to chaotic. first confuse over policies up for cancellation. at the heart of the latest issue is why those canceled plans don't measure up to the requirements of obamacare. insurance companies are canceling policies because they don't comply with the new law. our resident expert in all thing
the troubles keep piling up for president obama and his signature healthcare law. the president is facing a backlash over his plan to extend insurance policies canceled because they don't imply with the affordable care act. on friday executives gathered at the white house to say that his moves would create new problems for the industry and create higher premiums. insurance commissioners grade, and in case you didn't know it, the insurance plans are regulated by the states, not the federal...
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wilt kins is the third obama nominee this month blocked by republicans. the circuit is seen as one of the most important courts only average, more than 60% of the cases heard there involve the federal government. agencies and federal actions. judge wilkins currently serves on the u.s. district court, for the district of columbia. before that, he was an attorney. leading several high profile civil rights lawsuits. before wilkins appointment was filibustered two other obama nominees also faced the same fate just this month. some republicans insist the three vacant seats need to be scrapped all together. once again they are threatening to break the rules of the senate, in order to change the rules of the senate. and other what? over what? over a court that doesn't even have enough work to do? millions of americans are hurting because of a law washington democrats forced pong them, and what do they do about it? they cook up some fake fight over judges. a fake fight over judges. that aren't even needed. >> the move is also used to block executive branch appoin
wilt kins is the third obama nominee this month blocked by republicans. the circuit is seen as one of the most important courts only average, more than 60% of the cases heard there involve the federal government. agencies and federal actions. judge wilkins currently serves on the u.s. district court, for the district of columbia. before that, he was an attorney. leading several high profile civil rights lawsuits. before wilkins appointment was filibustered two other obama nominees also faced...
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one is that there is enough erosion between prime minister netanyahu and president obama. this has entered the equation to some extent. that's number one. number two as we heard before, the building measures are unnecessary. the question is this, if iran has been maintaining that it has not pursuing nuclear weapons, then it should be able to provide the international community the iea the inspectors truly inspections everywhere. that is a were requisite. yes, they insist on enriching on iranian soil. about "y" not freeze that for another six months until another agreement is reached and a more comprehensive one that deals with that issue effectively. which means if they want to lift some of these heavy sanctions that have really penalized their economy and they're hurting, they're going to have to do something to demonstrate that they are sincere, and they really mean business, that they have not pursued nuclear weapons, and be able to satisfy the united states. remember, israel is a major player although not present in the room. the united states needs to consider not onl
one is that there is enough erosion between prime minister netanyahu and president obama. this has entered the equation to some extent. that's number one. number two as we heard before, the building measures are unnecessary. the question is this, if iran has been maintaining that it has not pursuing nuclear weapons, then it should be able to provide the international community the iea the inspectors truly inspections everywhere. that is a were requisite. yes, they insist on enriching on iranian...
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president obama praised the deal and warned congress not to be hasty . >> obama: going forward we'll continue to work closely with congress. however now is not the time to create new sanctions. it would ol only de rail our new direction. >> reporter: years in the making this buys time towards a comprehensive settlement. joining us now from the white house is deputy national security adviser ben rhodes. in the hours after the agreement here's what the new president of iran had to say. the outcome of the negotiations is the 5 plus 1, in other words the world powers have recognized iran's nuclear rights. did the american delegation leaving geneva leaving think that's what it done . >> what we do not recognize is the right to enrich , can we achieve a mutually defined peaceful nuclear program that the united states and the p5+1 can agree to with iran, ensures that program will be for peaceful purposes. that's what the next months will test. >> until then, the p5+1 relations had been irreconcilable. are the parties closer to describe iran five years hence, ten years hence that they can ag
president obama praised the deal and warned congress not to be hasty . >> obama: going forward we'll continue to work closely with congress. however now is not the time to create new sanctions. it would ol only de rail our new direction. >> reporter: years in the making this buys time towards a comprehensive settlement. joining us now from the white house is deputy national security adviser ben rhodes. in the hours after the agreement here's what the new president of iran had to...
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it's a simply politics, trying to block barack obama. it's not to say the republicans are laying down and being a rubber-stamp. what played out is the opposite. as an example, during the term of gw bush, he had six nominees to the same important court. four got through with considerable democratic support. barack obama had five nominees to the court, and four up to this point have been blocked. >> that happened after there was a major deal between democrats and republicans and after substantial phil busters. it wasn't as if the democrats laid down. there were a lot of negotiations that got them there. back then things were just as bad as they were now because talk of the nuclear option. in fact, the nuclear option was a popular term in 2005 when a majority leader threatened to change the rules in the senate not allowing phil busters to have president obama's nominees get through. >> it was narrowly averted by a deal talked about. they made a deal there could be phil busters in extraordinary circumstances - when a judge - there were quest
it's a simply politics, trying to block barack obama. it's not to say the republicans are laying down and being a rubber-stamp. what played out is the opposite. as an example, during the term of gw bush, he had six nominees to the same important court. four got through with considerable democratic support. barack obama had five nominees to the court, and four up to this point have been blocked. >> that happened after there was a major deal between democrats and republicans and after...
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. >>> president obama is in new orleans today. he is highlighting the need for the government to put money into infrastructure projects as a way to boost the economy. he says it is a perfect example of how a more modern infrastructure leads to much-needed jobs. >> this port is representative of what ports all around the country do. they help to keep our economy going. moving products, moving people, making sure that businesses are working. growing our economy, creating new jobs, helping middle class families regain a sense of stability and security. >> and the president got some good news on the jobs front that caused the bulls to come roaring back today. stocks as you can see up 95 points, higher than expected. that october jobs report is what fuelled the rise. investors showing more confidence that the economy can grow even if the federal reserve pulls back on its stimulus programs. >>> and the october report caught a lot of economists off guard today. many were expecting the number of jobs to be lower. patricia sabga send the d
. >>> president obama is in new orleans today. he is highlighting the need for the government to put money into infrastructure projects as a way to boost the economy. he says it is a perfect example of how a more modern infrastructure leads to much-needed jobs. >> this port is representative of what ports all around the country do. they help to keep our economy going. moving products, moving people, making sure that businesses are working. growing our economy, creating new jobs,...
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president obama set to meet with insurance executives at the white house this afternoon. it comes one day after the president said americans could keep their current health plans for net another year. libby casey joining us now live from the capitol. libby are republicans taking a victory lap? >> well, 39 democrats joined republicans to vote for this bill. but dell, before it goes anywhere, it would have to get through the senate. it is very unlikely it will even get to the floor there. and president obama has said he will veto it, because he put out his own plan yesterday that would allow americans to stay on their health care plans into next year. take a listen to this, dell. >> now we find out that it was all just talk. this country is tired of the talk that comes out of washington. they want people to represent them. that's what we're here to do. both sides of the aisle, ladies and gentlemen. we need to put seat belts in this room, because the room spins so far sometimes it is hard to walk out here straight. >> reporter: now there are talks that people would be able t
president obama set to meet with insurance executives at the white house this afternoon. it comes one day after the president said americans could keep their current health plans for net another year. libby casey joining us now live from the capitol. libby are republicans taking a victory lap? >> well, 39 democrats joined republicans to vote for this bill. but dell, before it goes anywhere, it would have to get through the senate. it is very unlikely it will even get to the floor there....
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a friend of mine guesses when the obama administration is over, there will be about a 1 billion emails. >> unbelievable. and you have alluded to that, but the whole issue of history; that our history is hidden in many of these documents. and we're seeing documents only coming out down about the john f. kennedy sash accusation. jim as always great to have you with us. >> my pleasure. >> have a great holiday. tonight. >> same to you guys. trending. >> on tuesday a group of protesters outside of the federal trade commission headquarters in washington, d.c. spoke out about the poeteden shall merger of america's two biggest funeral service providers the merger is expected to be approved by the end of the year which would give them 15% of the funeral services market in the us. a lot of people are worried that this will drive up already high funeral costs. according to the national funeral directors association, the average cost is just over $7,000. and consumer advocates say sci is already one of the most expensive providers. and now to your reaction . . . you can read more at the website. a
a friend of mine guesses when the obama administration is over, there will be about a 1 billion emails. >> unbelievable. and you have alluded to that, but the whole issue of history; that our history is hidden in many of these documents. and we're seeing documents only coming out down about the john f. kennedy sash accusation. jim as always great to have you with us. >> my pleasure. >> have a great holiday. tonight. >> same to you guys. trending. >> on tuesday a...
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in an hour and a half president obama set to speak to tribal leaders. they're in washington to discuss several important issues including education, healthcare and protecting native lands. more than a dozen cabinet secretaries are going to be at that meeting. why is this event so significant? >> well, president obama has been having these white house tribal nation conferences for five years. this sort of thing just wasn't happening. oftentimes when the federal government talked to tribes, tribes felt it was a talking down to, rather than face-to-face meetings where they could have an conversation. the white house is trying to change that and they've established a council on native american affairs. but many officials acknowledge that there are painful past that is have to be made up for. >> today, today we declare that we must never forget, we must never deny the injustice that for decades upon decades was inflicted on native peoples. we affirm that this painful past has risen to self determination. >> attorney general eric holder addressed violence in
in an hour and a half president obama set to speak to tribal leaders. they're in washington to discuss several important issues including education, healthcare and protecting native lands. more than a dozen cabinet secretaries are going to be at that meeting. why is this event so significant? >> well, president obama has been having these white house tribal nation conferences for five years. this sort of thing just wasn't happening. oftentimes when the federal government talked to tribes,...
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. >> president obama is under pressure over the health care law. a report saying the administration new of flaws last spring. at a hearing on capitol hill the top official said 30% has not been built. republicans say healthcare.gov is a security risk who try to enrol. >> tuesday marks the 150th anniversary of the gettysburg address. thousands of people honoured the address. president obama said he sometimes walks to lincoln's office to look at the original copy. >> those are the headlines, "consider this" is up next on al jazeera america. ♪ >> after 12 years hundreds of billions of dollars spent and more than 2,000 american soldiers killed, the war in afghanistan was supposed to be wrapping up. but if the war in afghanistan is truly winding down, why are we now reportedly committing to leave thousands of troops there for at least another decade? and also a tragic attack on one of virginia's most prominent politicians once again casts a harsh light on the mental health system. and did you ever ask youst if you could beat your child in a footrace?
. >> president obama is under pressure over the health care law. a report saying the administration new of flaws last spring. at a hearing on capitol hill the top official said 30% has not been built. republicans say healthcare.gov is a security risk who try to enrol. >> tuesday marks the 150th anniversary of the gettysburg address. thousands of people honoured the address. president obama said he sometimes walks to lincoln's office to look at the original copy. >> those are...
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president obama hailed the agreement as the most significant and tangible progress of a diplomatic campaign. >> today that xloema diplomacy opened up a new path that we can verify iran's nuclear program is peaceful and it cannot build a nuclear weapon. >> let's bring in white house correspondent mike viqueira. mike, six months, that's the extent of this deal. what are world leaders hoping will happen during that time? >> reporter: at the end of that time, they are hoping they can come to a larger deal that will prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon. they have instittuted steps that they believe will present iran from turning the corner. they call it "a breakout" to take the uranium and plutonium and turning it into a nuclear weapon. under the provisions of this deal, they would halt enrichment of uranium above five %. they would dilute at a time uranium they have 20% and make that inoperable. there will be no additional 7 triv fuse. that a great deal of criticism. many people who are against this deal called it a sucker's deal believe the centrifuges would have to be destroyed in an
president obama hailed the agreement as the most significant and tangible progress of a diplomatic campaign. >> today that xloema diplomacy opened up a new path that we can verify iran's nuclear program is peaceful and it cannot build a nuclear weapon. >> let's bring in white house correspondent mike viqueira. mike, six months, that's the extent of this deal. what are world leaders hoping will happen during that time? >> reporter: at the end of that time, they are hoping they...
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president obama is optimistic. >> we don't have to trust them. what we have to do is make sure that there is a good deal in place from the perspective of us verifying what they're doing, we can test it. >> for more i'm johnny damon by trita parsi, the president of the national iranian american council and here in new york is nathan carlson, served with the george w. bush administration, of the group united against iran. john kerry's trip to geneva, and are sergesergey lavrov is joinie group. do we have a deal? >> we are 90% chance of a deal. particularly folks who got us into iraq complaining about obama doing something that could be problematic, i feel it difficult to believe to be completely frank with you. it's not about trust as the president said. what you have to do is create a deal in which the mechanism for verification is such that you can trust the verification system, so that you know that if the other side is cheating you can catch them at a very early stage. if this deal in its second phase causes the iranian thes to implement the ad
president obama is optimistic. >> we don't have to trust them. what we have to do is make sure that there is a good deal in place from the perspective of us verifying what they're doing, we can test it. >> for more i'm johnny damon by trita parsi, the president of the national iranian american council and here in new york is nathan carlson, served with the george w. bush administration, of the group united against iran. john kerry's trip to geneva, and are sergesergey lavrov is...
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president obama hailed the deal as a victory for diplomacy. >> today that diplomacy opened up a new path toward a world that is more secure. a future in which we can verify that iran's nuclear program is peaceful and it cannot build a nuclear weapon. let's bring in white house corse upocorrespondent mike viqueira. so, mike, this is a six month deal. what are the leaders hoping to get out of this. >> to prevent iran from investigate developing a nuclea. and during the six months during the negotiations that are going to follow towards this goal. the permanent five members of the united nations plus germany have struck this deal with iran to sharply curtail their nuclear capability. in the meantime as they try to negotiate this deal. this is the compromise. what the deal will do is halt the iranian enrichment. they have pledged to halt their enrichment above a 5% threshold. above that you have weapons-grade your rai uranium t can be quickly converted into new colounuclear wemtion. weapons there will be no additional sentr sens centrifug. many say it's not deal unless the sent feujs ar cent
president obama hailed the deal as a victory for diplomacy. >> today that diplomacy opened up a new path toward a world that is more secure. a future in which we can verify that iran's nuclear program is peaceful and it cannot build a nuclear weapon. let's bring in white house corse upocorrespondent mike viqueira. so, mike, this is a six month deal. what are the leaders hoping to get out of this. >> to prevent iran from investigate developing a nuclea. and during the six months...
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obama is not a popular figure right now. his national poll ratings are below 40% for the first time ever. he's unpopular in virginia. he's unpopular in new jersey. christie took advantage that have, ken cuccinelli could not do it. what it says to the democrats is that you're in trouble, democrats, but the only thing you have to rely on is the ability for republicans to commit suicide. >> the gallop tracking poll has president obama's approval rating down near his all-time low at 39%. jim, your reaction to what bill just said? >> well, i mean, the polling numbers right now are the polling numbers. one thing that also helped ken cuccinelli despite the fact that the clintons showed up, obamas show you had in northern virginia in the last week or so the fact that a lot of money was thrown in for very tough ain't obam anti-obama as. that's one of the reasons would why obama will be in dallas. beating the drum against very long arizona. it's hard to predict how it's going to play out a year from now, and it's hard to figure out ho
obama is not a popular figure right now. his national poll ratings are below 40% for the first time ever. he's unpopular in virginia. he's unpopular in new jersey. christie took advantage that have, ken cuccinelli could not do it. what it says to the democrats is that you're in trouble, democrats, but the only thing you have to rely on is the ability for republicans to commit suicide. >> the gallop tracking poll has president obama's approval rating down near his all-time low at 39%. jim,...
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obama. i think he is the first president since bill clinton -- and we can go, democrat, republican, however you want to phrase it, he has tried to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor. and because there is a gap between the rich and the poor. it has gotten wider and wider and wider. as a guy who is in that one person, i never want to forget about those 99%. those people are working hard, too. the one thing i hate about rich people is they actually think they work harder than poor people. they don't. >> people hear a lot of your television. >> hum. >> we will talk about that next. >> okay. >> al jazeera america brings you live coverage: typhoon haiyan. >> relief efforts are well underway here in cebu. >> we have a problem with no homes to go back to. >> clean water, food, medicine, all vitally required. >> the australian medical team arrived. >> this is a government warehouse that is preparing relief for the families most effected. >> al jazeera america is there with continuing live c
obama. i think he is the first president since bill clinton -- and we can go, democrat, republican, however you want to phrase it, he has tried to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor. and because there is a gap between the rich and the poor. it has gotten wider and wider and wider. as a guy who is in that one person, i never want to forget about those 99%. those people are working hard, too. the one thing i hate about rich people is they actually think they work harder than poor...
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president obama said if you like your plan, you can keep it. but he left it up to insurance companies and the states that regulate them to figure out the detail. >> to those americans i hear you loud and clear. i said that i would do everything that we can to fix this problem . and today i am offering an idea to men do it. >> insurers will be allowed to renew existing policy for his another year, even if those plans don't meet the new standards. that's good news if you are one of the millions of people whose policies were canceled s could be bad news if healthy people who bought their own policies steer clear of the exchange, that could end of raising the risks for insurers as more sick people enroll on exchange, mean being the cost of buying a health plan could go up for a lot of people. the president's move prove drew a chili response from insurers that said: i will continue with that. people cut set for next year based on an assumption of when consumers will be transitioning to the new marketplace, that's now the end of the quote. joining me
president obama said if you like your plan, you can keep it. but he left it up to insurance companies and the states that regulate them to figure out the detail. >> to those americans i hear you loud and clear. i said that i would do everything that we can to fix this problem . and today i am offering an idea to men do it. >> insurers will be allowed to renew existing policy for his another year, even if those plans don't meet the new standards. that's good news if you are one of...
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president obama gets an earful in san francisco. protesters spoke on monday while he gave a speech on immigration reform. the bill passed by the senate offers a path to citizenship. that is when the demonstrators interrupted him, demanding he stop deportations. >> most importantly we'll live up... . >> our families are separating. >> we'll live up to our character of a family. >> families are separating. we need to heple. >> that's what we are talking about. >> every day. >> that's why we are here. >> use your executive order. to allow 11.5 million undocumented immigrants stay in the country. you have a power to stop the deportation. >> that's the way i'm going, that's why we are here. okay. >> [ chants ] . >> thank you. all right. what i'd like to do. >> no, don't worry about it guys. chant chant. >> let me finish. you guys don't need to go. let me finish. no, no, no, you can stay there. let . >> [ cheering and applause ] . >> hold on a second. hold on a second. so i respect the passion of these young people. because they feel deep
president obama gets an earful in san francisco. protesters spoke on monday while he gave a speech on immigration reform. the bill passed by the senate offers a path to citizenship. that is when the demonstrators interrupted him, demanding he stop deportations. >> most importantly we'll live up... . >> our families are separating. >> we'll live up to our character of a family. >> families are separating. we need to heple. >> that's what we are talking about....
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the country's prime minister is now asking the obama administration for more help. and today the prime minister did so directly at the white house. mike viqueira has the story. >> it was their first face-to-face meeting in two years. and it comes as iraq faces new threats and doubt over it's stablity. >> unfortunately al qaeda has still been active and has dproan more active recently. so we had a lot of discussion about how we can work together, to push back against that terrorist organization that operates not only in iraq but alsos a threat to the entire region and to the united states. >> both president obama and the prime minister maul ki blame al qaeda for the surge of violence in iraq. >> we have a commonly vision about all of the issues we discussed when we talk about the return of terrorism and how to counter terrorism. >> over the last year the security situation in iraq has taken a dramatic downturn. in october alone 979 iraqis were killed in terror attacks. 852 were civilians. more than 7000 have died since the beginning of this year. with no u.s. combat
the country's prime minister is now asking the obama administration for more help. and today the prime minister did so directly at the white house. mike viqueira has the story. >> it was their first face-to-face meeting in two years. and it comes as iraq faces new threats and doubt over it's stablity. >> unfortunately al qaeda has still been active and has dproan more active recently. so we had a lot of discussion about how we can work together, to push back against that terrorist...
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in order to distraction attention away from obama-care. the senate has just broken the rules in order to change the rules. >> now, in fairness, the filibuster was not used years and years ago, this is really a relatively new phenomenon. it has been used more and more, and many people see it as part of the problem of grid lock. the big thing for democrats as well as republicans is the president setting measure here. because if democrats are willing to use this simple majority, republicans could turn around and do it when they have control at some point of the u.s. senate. that's why domes are reluctant to go this far and use this, because the senate has long relied on the balance of power when one party is in power, they realize it isn't forever, and they look to the day when there's a minority. but senator reid moving forward anyway. this is just about judicial and executive branch nominees. we aren't talking about all laws and supreme court justices as well. >> what do you say to critics that say this is wag the dog. the 1998 movie, in wh
in order to distraction attention away from obama-care. the senate has just broken the rules in order to change the rules. >> now, in fairness, the filibuster was not used years and years ago, this is really a relatively new phenomenon. it has been used more and more, and many people see it as part of the problem of grid lock. the big thing for democrats as well as republicans is the president setting measure here. because if democrats are willing to use this simple majority, republicans...
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president obama pressed for fix of the website by saturday, yet they're not promising perfection. >> to be clear, novembe november 30th does not bring a relaunch. it is not a magical date. there will be times when this site like many website, does not perform optimally. >> reporter: aaccentuating the positive, on december 1st it will be able to handle 50,000 users at the same time, and 800,000 users per day. >> big improvement, and we will be able to log on to the site. we'll see if it works. thank you, randall. the administration said the site a faster and youers will face fewer errors. kathleen is h sebelius has some, to shop the website during off peak times and don't be afraid to comparison shop to get the best deal. we will gather to the health policy reporter for the wall street journey, she's in washington tonight. they said it won't be perfect, do you think it will be largely problem free. >> what we're hearing some of the front-end problems have been fixed so the site looks better, the pages load faster, some of the back end problems the administration has acknowledged there
president obama pressed for fix of the website by saturday, yet they're not promising perfection. >> to be clear, novembe november 30th does not bring a relaunch. it is not a magical date. there will be times when this site like many website, does not perform optimally. >> reporter: aaccentuating the positive, on december 1st it will be able to handle 50,000 users at the same time, and 800,000 users per day. >> big improvement, and we will be able to log on to the site. we'll...
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president obama took to support and by blogging in "the huffington post," you were not happy with that, you weren't happy with the way the president led on the issue. >> we are disappointed that the president didn't keep the campaign promise from five years ago, when he was in the primary competing against hillary clinton. he signed a questionnaire from a group promising to take executive action to ban lgbd applications from companies that profit from federal contracts. that's billions that we should ensure does not get wasted on workplace harassment and discrimination. he stalled for five years. the president has a tremendous record of acomplishment for lgd americans. his administration has said that the recipients of federal funds can't discriminate in housing. the logical step is to do the same with federal funding and workplace discrimination. we are disappointed he hasn't done it. we'll push him to do it. the best thing he can do in terms of our campaign to fight lgdp workplace discrimination is lead by example. that's the most value he can add to the movements. >> we'll stay on t
president obama took to support and by blogging in "the huffington post," you were not happy with that, you weren't happy with the way the president led on the issue. >> we are disappointed that the president didn't keep the campaign promise from five years ago, when he was in the primary competing against hillary clinton. he signed a questionnaire from a group promising to take executive action to ban lgbd applications from companies that profit from federal contracts. that's...
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how much of this is really because of president obama, and how much because of the recession. people are spending less money on doctors visits. >> i think part of it is the recession. i also think there has been an impact on the cost of healthcare itself we're seeing come progression on the cost of hospital stays and doctors visits. there are multiple causes for this. i'm not sure its sustainable. we need to wait and see. >> in order for it to be long term sustainable what needs to happen in the overall healthcare market to bring these costs down? >> reporter: w we need behavior change on the part of everybody. they need to spend their healthcare dollars as if it was their dollars in their bank account. change. we need to take a look at over lieutenan utization utization. >> we contribute a certain amount to cover our employees healthcare costs, and now we need to try to save some money or anticipate because these costs are going up, what is the best advice for businesses that are worried oh my goodness the contributions will have to go up? >> i think that organizations need t
how much of this is really because of president obama, and how much because of the recession. people are spending less money on doctors visits. >> i think part of it is the recession. i also think there has been an impact on the cost of healthcare itself we're seeing come progression on the cost of hospital stays and doctors visits. there are multiple causes for this. i'm not sure its sustainable. we need to wait and see. >> in order for it to be long term sustainable what needs to...
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in a few short hours the obama administration is expected to announce it has met its deadline to repair healthcare.gov. the guide was to allow 50,000 users to use the site at once. a spokesperson says the website needs more work. >> north korea confirms it's holding 85-year-old veteran merrill newman. they claim they violated north korea's dignity. he reportedly
in a few short hours the obama administration is expected to announce it has met its deadline to repair healthcare.gov. the guide was to allow 50,000 users to use the site at once. a spokesperson says the website needs more work. >> north korea confirms it's holding 85-year-old veteran merrill newman. they claim they violated north korea's dignity. he reportedly
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the obama administration. administration. there is a case last year, the there is a case last year, the ministerial exception case that ministerial exception case that obama administration was arguing obama administration was arguing on behalf of a woman who had on behalf of a woman who had been fired from a lutheran been fired from a lutheran church. church. the church said they had a right the church said they had a right to fire her. to fire her. the obama administration said the obama administration said this is discrimination. this is discrimination. they lost 9-0. they lost 9-0. they lost unanimously across the they lost unanimously across the board. board. all the all the justices. justices. if they don't have a great track if they don't have a great track record on these cases. record on these cases. but i think there are going to but i think there are going to be limits that court will be limits that court will recognize. recognize. i think the most fascinating, i think the most fascinating, one of th
the obama administration. administration. there is a case last year, the there is a case last year, the ministerial exception case that ministerial exception case that obama administration was arguing obama administration was arguing on behalf of a woman who had on behalf of a woman who had been fired from a lutheran been fired from a lutheran church. church. the church said they had a right the church said they had a right to fire her. to fire her. the obama administration said the obama...
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eastwood had to deny that he was doing a favor for president obama. all that political talk meant people were talking about chrysler. and justin bieber lend a lot with his super bowl ad. >>> you might go with an animal. dogs were rated 21% more effective than celebrities in super bowl ads. >>> why the internet game is making more than movies. what is it about this internet al jazeera america... >>introduces... "america tonight". >>a fresh take on the stories that connect to you. >>grounded. >>real. >>unconventional. >>an escape from the expected. >> audiences are intelligent and they know that their ixed e >>> devastation in the philippines. was it murder - a white home owner killing a teenager on his doorstep. >> a set back for barack obama and his health care plan. dozens of democrats back a gop measure. >> hello, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford, live from new york city. >> the death
eastwood had to deny that he was doing a favor for president obama. all that political talk meant people were talking about chrysler. and justin bieber lend a lot with his super bowl ad. >>> you might go with an animal. dogs were rated 21% more effective than celebrities in super bowl ads. >>> why the internet game is making more than movies. what is it about this internet al jazeera america... >>introduces... "america tonight". >>a fresh take on the...
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he met with the president, what do you think the closed door conversation was like between president obama, and the pakistani prime minister? >> well, the closed door conversation is probably a lot different than what people on both sides hear. and that is part of the problem. because what was discussed often inside -- in these meetings and then there's obviously fall out from these meetings and it just doesn't seem to match up. the rhetoric and then what people see on the ground. and it wasn't just the meeting that just took place, this is kind of a trend for the past decade. and that's what leads to a lot of confusion on both sides. we saw the perfect example of that with the drone strike that followed less than a week than the prime minister left washington. and both sides bickered for a while, and it went away, and but then that was the end of it. and that seems to happen again and again. >> but do you know why they are different. h i think specifically on the drone issue, this is an issue that has evolved over time. 2004 was the fist drone strike that killed nick mo hamed in pakistan.
he met with the president, what do you think the closed door conversation was like between president obama, and the pakistani prime minister? >> well, the closed door conversation is probably a lot different than what people on both sides hear. and that is part of the problem. because what was discussed often inside -- in these meetings and then there's obviously fall out from these meetings and it just doesn't seem to match up. the rhetoric and then what people see on the ground. and it...
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cgi, the contractor developing the site may have warned the obama administration that it would not be ready tro go live on october 1st. we know the administration says it needs until the end of november to fix the technical glitches. that's two months after it launched. to comment the penalty for not enrolling under the new law is effectively waved for six weeks. the new deadline will be march 31st. if you are one of the estimated 15 million americans who buy your own insurance, you are not employed through an employer or insured through an employer, you have to sign up for coverage by the deadline or face a penalty. you can do that through your insurer or go to the government changes, assuming healthcare.gov works one day. >> 8.5 million of 15 million could qualify for a subsidy. the affordable part of the affordable care act may be a misnomer for 6.5 millions that didn't qualify. we talk to a couple in carolina available. >> gregs and his wife got an unpresent surprise - health premiums are doubling. they pay $629 to cover themselves and daughter sophie. in a letter blue cross blue
cgi, the contractor developing the site may have warned the obama administration that it would not be ready tro go live on october 1st. we know the administration says it needs until the end of november to fix the technical glitches. that's two months after it launched. to comment the penalty for not enrolling under the new law is effectively waved for six weeks. the new deadline will be march 31st. if you are one of the estimated 15 million americans who buy your own insurance, you are not...
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the report comes months after president obama reiterated his promise to close down the prison. >> the pentagon is trying to manage the situation as best as they can. but i think all of us should reflect on why exactly are we doing this? >> reporter: the president's renewed effort to push congress towards the camp's shutdown was spurred by a long time detainee hunger strike. at the height of the protest, 106 men refused food and as many as 46 from forced fed. forced feed something a technique typically used for six patients having trouble heating. using into you bashan is painful, especially for an unwilling patient. >> it requires some force to be able to insert the tube into the thousand. sometimes you can use some an thes anesthesia to put it in. but it doesn't mean that it's humane . >> reporter: guantanamo bay's detention center follows a federal code of conduct which does not allow prisoners to die in its custody. when al jazeera reached out on the latest report, the pentagon responded healthcare providers at task force at guantanamo routinely better care than any of these detain
the report comes months after president obama reiterated his promise to close down the prison. >> the pentagon is trying to manage the situation as best as they can. but i think all of us should reflect on why exactly are we doing this? >> reporter: the president's renewed effort to push congress towards the camp's shutdown was spurred by a long time detainee hunger strike. at the height of the protest, 106 men refused food and as many as 46 from forced fed. forced feed something a...
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they deere dede deserv obama isy sanctioninsanctions to be lifte. >> hopefully the obama administration will continue to push back to ensure that the diplomacy is given be a opportunitanopportunity to suct. do you think that iran will be able to give concessions that the united states is comfortable to the point where they won't believe that yoi ran will have a bomb soon a former director of said iran could be as little as three months away before they could have accrued new clear whip. whip -- nuclear weapon. my sense is that if iran wanted to push through this why bother to come and sit at the table and put up with the wrath of the hard liner in iran. i believe that once they chose to negotiate they will choose the inspection that is reasonable by the ieae and we can't expect from iran to accept conditions that are really not reasonable wit when they know tt the sanctions that nigh might be lifted are reversible. we have to give diplomacy a chance and hope that congress will sit back and wait for six months. and same for the har hard-linern iran. hoping that they will tone down their
they deere dede deserv obama isy sanctioninsanctions to be lifte. >> hopefully the obama administration will continue to push back to ensure that the diplomacy is given be a opportunitanopportunity to suct. do you think that iran will be able to give concessions that the united states is comfortable to the point where they won't believe that yoi ran will have a bomb soon a former director of said iran could be as little as three months away before they could have accrued new clear whip....
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obama. he was contrite, he was apologetic, he took the blame, and proposed a fix that are plaguing his new healthcare law. >> that's on me. we fumbled the roll out on this healthcare law. >> the president denied he was aware of launch tests that warned of disaster. >> i was not informed exactly that the website would not be working. i don't think i'm stupid enough to say this is going to be like shopping on amazon or travel losty, a week before the website opens if i thought that it wasn't going to work. >> with millions seeing their existing policy canceled the president proposed a fix. >> insurers can ebbing tend current plans that would otherwise be canceled into 2014, and americans whose plans have been canceled can choose to reenroll? the same kind of plan. >> but there is no guarantee insurerring will offer the old plans. in a statement, the industry's top lobbyiest slam the proposal. it wasn't good enough for republicans either. they took turns on the house floor telling fails of canc
obama. he was contrite, he was apologetic, he took the blame, and proposed a fix that are plaguing his new healthcare law. >> that's on me. we fumbled the roll out on this healthcare law. >> the president denied he was aware of launch tests that warned of disaster. >> i was not informed exactly that the website would not be working. i don't think i'm stupid enough to say this is going to be like shopping on amazon or travel losty, a week before the website opens if i thought...
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president obama made a tribute two days later. >> can we honestly say we're doing enough to keep our children, all of them, safe from harm? >> it ignited a nationwide campaign for gun law reform on radio and tv. a bill was drafted and passed around the senate for a few weeks calling for a man on semiautomatic weapons. polls show public opinion in favor of gun law reform. >> today's summary will be released on the division of crime justice wins a website at 3:00 p.m. victim's families will be briefed on the report before it's made public but there will be no new photos or video. that's ban from public release under connecticut law. a small measure designed to protect the victims' families and the people of sandy hook as they brace for the first anniversary of the day that forever changed their lives. >>> john terrett, al jazeera. >> thousands of soldiers are coming back from war and looking for work. next on al jazeera america we'll show you how veterans are using special loans to start their own businesses. the world. >> the situation has intensified here at the border. >> start ever
president obama made a tribute two days later. >> can we honestly say we're doing enough to keep our children, all of them, safe from harm? >> it ignited a nationwide campaign for gun law reform on radio and tv. a bill was drafted and passed around the senate for a few weeks calling for a man on semiautomatic weapons. polls show public opinion in favor of gun law reform. >> today's summary will be released on the division of crime justice wins a website at 3:00 p.m. victim's...
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now, the obamas have often been compared to the kennedys. they have two young kids, celebrities love them, he is a gifted speaker. why do you see them as so different from the kennedys? >> it's a different time, it's a different era, it's a different -- it's a different everything. but on those things they're very similar. mrs. obama as a first lady is ferocious about the protection of her two children as was jackie kennedy. she too is too fashion plate and cares very, very much about clothes and how she looks, and the image she presents, as did jackie kennedy. president obama is as gifted as kennedy was intellectually, they were both fine orators, lots of teeth, lots of prettiness. >> you have covered so much. how do you decide who you want to write about? >> i only choose people who have really left a footprint on our landscape. i choose people who are very much alive, who have influenced our culture in some way, politically or socially, and have had ims men's power over us in that sense. -- immense power, over us in that sense. everyone i
now, the obamas have often been compared to the kennedys. they have two young kids, celebrities love them, he is a gifted speaker. why do you see them as so different from the kennedys? >> it's a different time, it's a different era, it's a different -- it's a different everything. but on those things they're very similar. mrs. obama as a first lady is ferocious about the protection of her two children as was jackie kennedy. she too is too fashion plate and cares very, very much about...
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the obama administration said this is discrimination. they lost 9-0. they lost unanimously across the board. all the justices. if they don't have a great track record on these cases. but i think there are going to be limits that court will recognize. i think the most fascinating, one of the most fascinating aspects is how much they'll take that citizen's united case precedent that ruled two years ago that corporations had free speech rights, and how much they will apply that to religious freedom rights. that's something that was raised in the lower courts, and that's something that we really need to look for. >> oddly they've never had a court constituted this way. six catholic, three jews. not that it matters but it's an unprecedented moment. there are no protestants on the court. >> it's really a remarkable moment, but of course you have catholics and then you have catholics. they range the spectrum, reflects the catholic church these days from scalia to sot so meyer. and this reflects the wider religious scene. you've got catholics on one side. and
the obama administration said this is discrimination. they lost 9-0. they lost unanimously across the board. all the justices. if they don't have a great track record on these cases. but i think there are going to be limits that court will recognize. i think the most fascinating, one of the most fascinating aspects is how much they'll take that citizen's united case precedent that ruled two years ago that corporations had free speech rights, and how much they will apply that to religious...
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more than three years more than a thousand daze left in the obama presidency. despite the wobbly roll out of the affordable care act its way, way too early to predict how it will all turn out. but a new poll in the "washington post" said 70% of americans now think the country is on the wrong track. 53% believe the president is not a strong leader. on this addition of "inside story" we're going to take a close look at the challenges and opportunities for barack obama's second term. but first this background. >> america is great. and it needs to be restored to its greatness. [ cheering ] >> reporter: around 100 people gathered in a park near the white house tuesday to shout their dissatisfaction with president obama. >> my name is larry clam, n. >> reporter: organized by freedom watch the rally now accuses the president of killing america. >> i see america dying. just being here reminds me of a country we're supposed to have. >> reporter: this rally is made up of the right of the right, at no time has this group been supportive of the president. still the protest
more than three years more than a thousand daze left in the obama presidency. despite the wobbly roll out of the affordable care act its way, way too early to predict how it will all turn out. but a new poll in the "washington post" said 70% of americans now think the country is on the wrong track. 53% believe the president is not a strong leader. on this addition of "inside story" we're going to take a close look at the challenges and opportunities for barack obama's second...
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. >> there are two things they are accusing the obama administration of doing. one of violating pac pakistani sovereignty by launching a military attack on pakistani soil without islamabad's permission. and the other thing islamabad is accusing them of doing is skuttling an effort to broker peace talks about the pakistani taliban. therthey are arguing that with e death that basically that everything is lameverything islg to achieve is back at square one. the pack ta pakistani citizens g to be suffering from the attacks within their borders. >>> vandait's widely assumed the pakistani government has been cooperating first with the bush administration and now with the obama administration. it's been the obama administration h that has increased the frequency of these attacks some would argue out of a sense that the pakistanis have not been doing enough to crack down on taliban and al qaeda sacactivitywithin it's borders. there was recently a front page story in the "washington post" that outlined in detail, not just how much access the pakistani government was givi
. >> there are two things they are accusing the obama administration of doing. one of violating pac pakistani sovereignty by launching a military attack on pakistani soil without islamabad's permission. and the other thing islamabad is accusing them of doing is skuttling an effort to broker peace talks about the pakistani taliban. therthey are arguing that with e death that basically that everything is lameverything islg to achieve is back at square one. the pack ta pakistani citizens g...
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. >> reporter: president obama apologizes to americans whose insurance policies thanks to the new healthcare law has been canceled. >>> the government said it will ban the controversial ingredient that keeps some food fresher. >> the ayes are 64, the nays are 32. the bill is passed. >> reporter: legislation to add workplace discrimination against that community of american sails through the u.s. senate but the equal rights bill is not going anywhere in the u.s. house. we will explain. big money twitter stock goes public for the first time attracting billions of dollars from investors, but when will the social media website, which has never made a dime, provide a return. >>> and a typhoon bearing down on 2 million people and the storm is larger more than hurricane katrina. >>> and millions of filipin filipino-americans are praying for family and friends in danger. >> we begin with the u.s. government new war on trans-fat, an ingredient in some of the food that many of us eat. trans-fat is added is to vegetable oil to maintain food freshness and taste. it raises bad cholesterol levels and can
. >> reporter: president obama apologizes to americans whose insurance policies thanks to the new healthcare law has been canceled. >>> the government said it will ban the controversial ingredient that keeps some food fresher. >> the ayes are 64, the nays are 32. the bill is passed. >> reporter: legislation to add workplace discrimination against that community of american sails through the u.s. senate but the equal rights bill is not going anywhere in the u.s. house....